Little Knee Cave on Heavy Squats - Normal or a Problem?

[Huntert90]

Honestly most beginners just need stronger hips and better squat control. Takes time.

[JustinMk]

My coach had me lower the weight for a few weeks and focus on pushing knees out. Felt awkward at first but helped a ton.

[JRsilva09]

Appreciate the feedback boys. Sounds like a little knee cave isn’t automatic knee destruction, but probably still smart to tighten up form before the weights get even heavier.

[ObsidianX]

Hello,

Agreed. A little knee cave under a heavy squat isn't automatically a problem, but it's worth cleaning up.

What's helped me is adding some paused squats and single-leg work (split squats, Bulgarian split squats) while focusing on keeping the knees tracking over the feet. Usually a bit of extra glute strength and control goes a long way.

[ObsidianX]

Hello,

Agreed. A little knee cave under a heavy squat isn't automatically a problem, but it's worth cleaning up.

What's helped me is adding some paused squats and single-leg work (split squats, Bulgarian split squats) while focusing on keeping the knees tracking over the feet. Usually a bit of extra glute strength and control goes a long way.

Hello, how's it been since then? . . .